View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Where Does The Last Name Bantu Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Bantu (Bengali: বান্টু, Hindi: बन्टू, Marathi: बंटु, Oriya: ବାୁ) is most common in India. It can also appear in the variant forms: Bantú. Click here to see other potential spellings of Bantu.

How Common Is The Last Name Bantu? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 18,799^th most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 248,679 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 65 percent of Bantu live; 62 percent live in South Asia and 62 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 34,982^nd most numerous forename at a global level, borne by 22,182 people.

The surname Bantu is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 18,235 people, or 1 in 42,066. In India Bantu is most numerous in: Telangana, where 61 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 35 percent live and Maharashtra, where 1 percent live. Excluding India this surname is found in 44 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 32 percent live and Indonesia, where 2 percent live.

Bantu Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Bantu has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bantu Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Bantu surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bantu earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 63.42% less than the national average, earning R 86,928 per year and in United States they earn 50.32% less than the national average, earning $21,437 USD per year.